You know what’s the problem with “Grease?”

The main characters of Danny and Sandy aren’t as interesting as Kenickie and Rizzo. That was the case even with the blockbuster 1978 movie, too, as it was tonight at the premiere of the Orange County Performing Arts Center’s theatrical production. But the movie at least had John Travolta and Olivia Newton John in the starring roles and their charisma and star power made up the difference in character development.

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As a reporter I hear inspirational stories all the time. After all, I’m in the business of telling compelling stories and people pitch them all the time.

But now and again I encounter one that’s so good I think if someone pitched it for a memoir or a biopic they’d be told it’s too on the nose.

Then I heard the story of Elizabeth Moses this weekend at the pinning ceremony for nursing students at Costa Mesa-based West Coast University. This is a good one, folks.

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Forgive me, I’m a little slow to this, but I had to comment on Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s exchange with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week. And now I’m glad I waited because it gave me a chance to more thoughtfully consider my remarks.

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